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Royal yacht
A royal yacht is a ship used by a monarch or a royal family. If the monarch is an emperor the proper term is imperial yacht. Most of them are financed by the government of the country of which the monarch is head. The royal yacht is most often manned by personnel from the navy and used by the monarch and his/her family on both private and official travels.
Types of vessels used
Some royal yachts have been/are small vessels only used for short trips on rivers or in calm waters, but others have been/are large seaworthy ships.
History
Depending on how the term is defined royal yachts date back to the days of antiquity with royal barges on the Nile in ancient Egypt.
Later the Vikings produced royal vessels. They followed the pattern of longships although highly decorated and fitted with purple sails (purple sails remained standard for royal vessels the next 400 years).
In England, Henry V sold off the royal yachts to clear the Crown's debts. The next royal vessels in England were built in the Tudor period with Henry VIII using a vessel in 1520 that was depicted as having cloth of gold sails.James I had the Disdain, a ship in miniature (she was later recorded as being able to carry about 30 tons), built for his son Prince Henry. The Disdain was significant in that she allowed for pleasure cruising and as a result can be seen as an early move away from royal ships as warships.
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Group of cruise lines suspend US operations until at least Oct. 31 due to virus concerns
WPTV 05 Aug 2020
WASHINGTON, D.C. – It will be even longer until Americans can travel aboard cruise ships. A group of the nation’s top cruise lines have agreed to suspend their U.S. operations even further ... operations until at least Oct. 31, 2020 ... operations until Sept. 15 ... 30 ... Azamara ... PONANT Yacht Cruises and Expeditions ... Royal Caribbean International ... SeaDream Yacht Club ... ....
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Royal Cape name Asenathi Jim, Gerry Hegie co-skippers for Lipton Challenge Cup
Independent online (SA) 05 Aug 2020
CAPE TOWN – The Royal Cape Yacht Club (RCYC) on Wednesday named their co-skippers to contest the 2020 Lipton Challenge Cup ... The Lipton Challenge Cup is the premier sailing event in South Africa, where each competing boat represents a yacht club.Team Nitro leading the fleet during the 2019 Lipton Challenge Cup. Photo. Liesl King ... Photo. RCYC ... Photo. RCYC....
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We salute you, my hero Andrew Mlangeni
Independent online (SA) 03 Aug 2020
By Sello Mashao Rasethaba ... You also became patron of the Yacht Racing team sponsored by the world number two Mediterranean shipping company, Team Shosholoza, which took part in the America’s Cup and performed extremely well. Shosholoza was a yacht racing team representing the Royal Yacht Club of Cape Town ... Aptly titled The Backroom Boy....
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Round Ireland yacht race cancelled for first time since it began in 1980
The Irish Times 28 Jul 2020
The 704 nautical mile Round Ireland yacht race, due to start on Saturday 22nd August, has been cancelled for the first time since it began in 1980 ... It is Ireland’s premier offshore yacht race and the second longest race in the Royal Ocean Racing Club calendar. The first race 40 years ago had only sixteen boats ... Three skippers have won the race twice ... ....
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Malta now open for travel for UAE residents
Gulf News 22 Jul 2020
Dubai ... Additionally, several events are scheduled throughout the coming months for visiting enthusiasts like, the Mdina Grand Prix for classic cars, the Rolex Middle Sea Race organized by Royal Malta Yacht Club, and XTERRA Gozo Trail Run. A non-stop flight to the destination from Dubai in UAE would take just over 8 hours ... Subscribe ... ....
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Q: How many would be willing to shell out £1m on NI home? A: You'd be surprised
Belfast Telegraph 20 Jul 2020
It is also "within walking distance of local shops, the award-winning Balloo House and Killinchy Primary School" and has Strangford Yacht Club and Activity Centre "on the doorstep". "Royal County Down Golf Club is 35 minutes down the road and other ......
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How many would be willing to shell out £1m on NI home? You'd be surprised...
Belfast Telegraph 20 Jul 2020
It is also "within walking distance of local shops, the award-winning Balloo House and Killinchy Primary School" and has Strangford Yacht Club and Activity Centre "on the doorstep". "Royal County Down Golf Club is 35 minutes down the road and other ......
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7 great summer days out for the family
The Independent 17 Jul 2020
1. Take a walk at Virginia Water. Download the new Independent Premium app ... 2. Cycle the New Forest ... 3 ... 4 ... The beaches could be busy, but you can leave the crowds in your wake after completing a Royal Yachting Association (RYA) personal watercraft course that, in just one day, provides you with all you need to safely helm a jet ski inland or on the coast....
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AOL 17 Jul 2020
The Princess Royal marries Captain Mark Phillips ... The Queen’s “annus horribilis” – the Princess Royal and Captain Phillips divorce, the Waleses and the Yorks separate, Windsor Castle goes up in flames ... Royal Yacht Britannia decommissioned ... The Duke of York steps down from royal duties amid the Jeffrey Epstein scandal....
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Bet you didn’t know all of these surprising facts about Queen Elizabeth II
AOL 16 Jul 2020
The Prince of Wales, with Queen Elizabeth II and sister Princess Anne, at the Royal Windsor Horse Show at Home Park, Windsor Castle ... In this archive picture Queen Elizabeth ll entertains US First Lady Nancy Reagan on the Royal Yacht Britannia on March 4, 1983 in San Francisco, USA ... See PA Story ROYAL Queen ... See PA Story ROYAL Anniversary....
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Independent Online 28 Jun 2020
"When I joined the Civil Service in late 1967 I was posted at the newly set-up yachting centre. Here my boss was Captain Arthur Podesta, the father of the famous yachtsman Arthur Podesta, who was also the secretary of the Royal Malta Yacht Club ... Arthur Podesta who was also secretary to the Royal Malta Yacht Club....
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An exclusive look at revolutionary new Kiwi boat to be sailed at Youth America's Cup
TVNZ 25 Jun 2020
A revolutionary new Kiwi boat, which will be sailed in next year's Youth America's Cup, is being tested out on the waters off Auckland ... “Designed her, built here, all the technology is from here, the whole New Zealand marine industry has got behind this [which] also means jobs,” Royal New Zealand Yacht Squadron chief executive Hayden Porter said ... ....
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